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House of Pain is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Helmet, Shabba Ranks and Sadat X. Those roots explain a lot about how House of Pain arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cypress Hill, Everlast, Naughty By Nature, Delinquent Habits and Kris Kross, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Garbage, Smash Mouth, Transplants, Korn and Biohazard, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around House of Pain, reaching back through Helmet and forward to Garbage. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
House of Pain was an American hardcore hip-hop trio. They are also regarded as pioneers of Irish rap due to their Celtic aesthetics. Consisting of DJ Lethal, Danny Boy and Everlast, they released three albums: House of Pain (1992), Same as It Ever Was (1994) and Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again (1996). They are best known for their 1992 hit single "Jump Around", which reached number 3 in the United States, number 6 in Ireland, and number 8 in the United Kingdom.
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House of Pain connections
House of Pain grew out of Helmet, Shabba Ranks and Sadat X, shares an orbit with Cypress Hill, Everlast, Naughty By Nature and Delinquent Habits, went on to shape Garbage, Smash Mouth, Transplants and Korn. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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